Gut Check| Ep. 29

July 31, 2014 6:56 pm

Ever play that game where you and your buddy stood in front of one another jabbing each other in the stomach? It starts out light and each hit gets a little harder till someone calls mercy. No?!?!? Thats unfortunate… Those were some good old fashion man building moments. Some would question my parental upbringing. Obviously my parents knew something you didn’t….. CORE STABILITY.

Traditionally we teach core bracing by saying (1) Squeeze your butt. This levels your pelvis. (2) While holding your butt tight contract your stomach. This sucks down the ribs. This works but I find it much easier to throw them a “gut check.”

Thats right. Hit them in the oven. You’ll find that the person instinctively tightens all the right places forming that rigid core we are striving for. So next time don’t make it so complicated. All this pelvic leveling this, and contracting the traverse abdominis that, isn’t necessary … just GUT CHECK them!